Legislation of Hallmarking   

It’s an official stamp of quality, production & importation.

A hallmark is a Government seal that’s stamped precious metal objects, such as jewellery or silverware. The purpose of a hallmark is to certify the metal purity of the item and his legal commercial entity. On every silver product we sell there is a “925” stamp which indicates the material and the quality of silver used for this jewelry. A Hallmark is a stamp delivered from the authorities. A Responsible mark is a stamp that comes from the producter or importer. The responsible mark from All4silver is “A4S”.

Hallmarking is the law

Official hallmarking is the trusted way to guarantee that you are getting the correct purity of precious metals in your jewellery and that your jewellery have been imported and traded legally.

Hallmarking protects both consumers & jewellers

Compulsory hallmarking means that the public will always have a guarantee of quality and origin. Because it’s impossible to tell how pure a precious metal item is by simply looking at it, only official assaying can guarantee standards.

Each country got its own symbol for hallmarking

All4silver is a wholesaler of 925 silver jewelry based in Slovakia which is part of the European Union. This way all jewelry hallmarked by the Slovak authority are legally accepted in all countries from the European Union.

Here is the hallmark that you will find on your jewelry if it’s concerned by the local rules & legislation of your country.

Only authorities can use officially registered hallmark

Every country have its own hallmarking office, it is usually under the department of precious metal or custom duties/ importation. Only these national registered offices are certified to hallmark. As jewellery wholesaler, All4silver works on a daily basis with the “Puncovy urad” which is the hallmark office from the Slovak republic, based in Trencin.

Your country and the weight of silver defines what needs to be hallmarked

In every country the rules & legislation for selling/buying silver jewelry can be different also depending on the silver weight of the jewelry (one single piece).Note: a pair of Earrings is considered as two independent single pieces of jewelry.

Find below according the hallmarking obligations according to country and silver weight.

Contact the hallmarking office in your country.

Find below the address and contact information of your country: